Never mind all that, a baroque wooden transverse flute from a reputable make can go easily for more than 2000$.A But anyone can learn how to play regular transverse flute on a cheap 500$ yamaha flute. Thatty won't make you a baroque flute player but can be an introduction.A The introduction to lute playing for most people is classical guitar ...and you can buy one for 300$.A ..then you move on.A Harpsichordist get introduced to the repertoire from playing regular piano.A I don't hear anyone complaining about the price of a harpsichord... come on people get real!!!A If you want to play lute, bite the bullet and buy a lute, but be warned that you better know what you're getting into.A If you are unsure, learn how to play lute repertoire on the classical guitar, if you are able to , are happy with the music, then moving on to a lute will not be an issue.
A Bruno (started playing classical guitar at 12, moved to the lute at age 18, now 50 .....still playing lute and other strings) On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 5:10 PM, <[1][email protected]> wrote: > On Sep 30, 2009, at 10:37 AM, [2][email protected] wrote: > But you can get a student violin for $200-300 US, and less than that > with super saver shipping from Amazon.com. > So at the entry > level, lutes are much more expensive. SAT Plastic recorders can be had for under $100 and are seen on sale in thousands of band stores thruout America. A A quality wooden renaissance tenor can be had for perhaps $800 USD (I payed $400 in late 70'S) Violins are not comparable to lutes, they are much smaller in terms of the wood they use; they also have a much larger marketplace. G lute lies somewhere between viola and cello; easier to compare lute and guitar for parts. A Lute ribs may take more material than guitars back and sides, you loose a lot tapering the lute ribs. A A cheap instrument will mix the ribs, perhaps using spares leftover from bookmatched sets used on more expensive instruments. -- Dana Emery To get on or off this list see list information at [3]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- References 1. mailto:[email protected] 2. mailto:[email protected] 3. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
